Author: Kyle VanHemert

Jezebel, our sister site, has some words of appreciation for those members of the finer sex who manage to make corrective eye wear look so good. Girls who wear glasses, I implore you: never get contacts. [Jezebel Image: SashaW] More »

Just in time for its 50th birthday party, the world’s smallest laser has arrived. It’s 30 millionths of a meter long, it could revolutionize microprocessors as we know them, and it emits an impossibly adorable “pew pew” when fired. More »

GameCrush, the first “social site for adult gamers,” launches in mere hours, pairing undersexed dudes and enterprising girl gamers for awkward videochat/videogame encounters. Kotaku has the full NSFW-ish scoop on how your Xbox will soon become a virtual bordello. [Kotaku] More »

Moving ahead with their ambitious plan to bring WiMax to 120 million Americans by the end of the year, Sprint added seven new cities to their list: Cincinnati, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Miami, Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City and St. Louis. More »

Every once in a while, the two or three USB ports your laptop affords you just aren’t enough. The Infinite USB concept makes do with what you have by cozily stacking your USB devices right on top of one another. More »

Our society, spoiled by the endless diversions of the internet, now demands more than mere television of its televisions. Toshiba understands, packing Vudu Movies and a host of web content into its Wi-Fi friendly UX600 1080p HDTV. More »

If you had to single out one cool, geeky technology as the preeminent cool, geeky technology, lasers would be a fine choice. They’ve enriched our gadgets, confused our cats, and, for half a century, lit up our imaginations. More »

Before there was random access memory, there was delay line memory. It was random in a different sense; it involved turning electrical pulses into sound waves, sending them through long tubes of mercury, and re-electrifying them at the other end. More »

When it comes to cell phone radiation, everyone thinks they’re an expert. Recently, however, GQ talked to the real experts, and though there’s no consensus, one thing’s clear: the rest of the world is worried. The U.S. is not. More »

The Windows Phone 7 emulator has already yielded a few treasures—perhaps treasures isn’t the right word?—so maybe you’re hankering to take a look around yourself. If you’re so inclined, Engadget has a nice walk-through of how to get the emulator up and running. If that seems like like too much work, there’s a 10 minute video which should give you an overview of the basics. [Engadget] More »

You’re looking at a woman who resembles your mother. She moves and talks like your mother, and she’s even dressed the same as your mother. In fact, she is your mother. But you’re absolutely certain that she’s an imposter. More »

People have been twisting balloons into squeaky little animals for decades, but Willy Chyr’s work marks an evolution in the craft. Instead of dogs and bunnies, he makes gigantic, science-inspired sculptures of jellyfish, neurons, and zooids. Huh? More »

Rose Martin has been questioned by police some 50 times in eight years, stemming from her involvement in crimes ranging from robbery to murder. Of course, she’s not actually involved, but the NYPD’s computers continue to think otherwise. More »

In the wee hours of the morning on March 28, RIM will roll out Blackberry Internet Service 3.0. During the four hour upgrade, Blackberry users can expect their email service to be a bit wonky, but it’ll be worth it: BIS 3.0 brings with it support for WMA and OpenOffice files, and, more importantly, two-way syncing with Gmail. [Crackberry via Boy Genius Report] More »

There are plenty of good reasons you might want to prop up your iPhone. Say you’re using it as an alarm clock. Or (sorry David Lynch) watching a video. MoviePeg, without being cutesy or funny or DIY-y, just does it. More »

The official Bing app only dropped in December, but the Bing blog reports that a new and improved app is now available for free from the App Store. Some new features include the incorporation of bookmarks, copy and pasting URLs, and direct sharing via e-mail, along with a host of other new features and tweaks. More »

To serious gamers, the thought of just trashing a console—even if it’s an Xbox 360 that’s been claimed by the red ring of death—is just downright disrespectful. This coffin lets it rest in video game peace. More »

You know what? Nokia’s just about had it with you guys complaining about the design of their devices. “Let’s see you do better,” the company says. “No, really, use this panel of sliders and buttons to design your dream phone.” More »

An incident from 2008, brought to light recently by the Washington Post, reveals just how discombobulated our nation’s cybersecurity efforts actually are. A terrorist-tracking forum, created by the CIA and Saudi government, was shut down by the National Security Agency. More »